Michael zing



M. KING.

COLLAPSIBLE CRATE. APPLlcAloN FILED ocr. 1s. 1919.

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Patented May' 17, 1921.

M. KING.

COLLAPSIBLE CRATE.

APPLlcAloN FILED OCT. 16.1919.

$378,797,A Patented May 17, 1921.

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Inf/enfer M; v Hwy.

I MICHAEL KING, or sT. LOUIS, :liussonnrVV To all whom z'tf may concern: A

Beit known that I, Miorra'nn KING, a citizenofzfthe `United States, Aresiding at St. LouisfState of Missouri, have invented certain new andluseful Improvements in CollapsibleCrates; and vI do-hereby 4declare the followin'gto be afull, clear, and exact description of the'invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it ap- .10

pertains to make and use the same;A V a ,My inventlon relates to vimprovements .1n

. crates orshipping cases of the collapsible important object of this invention is to, provide. a shippin Vcrate which .may be conveniently and rea ily collapsed so as to occupy aminimum'o'f'space.` a A1 further ,object of theginvention is to provide'acollapsible crate *havingV novel meansfor pivotally connecting the several parts whereby the sam'e'arevheld securely in position when opened.`

c @further Objectis to provide a collapsi" y. .Y ble crate having novel means for locking A further object is to provide a collapsible the ftop closed.

, crate constructedpf a plurality of sections f Yeach of which may bedetached for the pur# crate collapsed, i .Y j ,M..Fig.'3 is afragmentary kend elevation of' the 'crate having a'r slightly modifiedv form pose of replacement:

A further object 'is to provide a crate .which is simple to collapse, few in parts and cheap to .manufacture v Othery objects and" advantages will be apparent during the course of the following v 35 l description.; InV the accompanying V drawings forming a ,partof this application and in whichl like numerals are employed v4to designate like I. j parts throughout the same.,` 40

. Figure 1 is a perspective o f thecrate open, Fig. `2 is a transverse section through the of cover fastening means,

-F`g.4 `isa fragmentary perspective of the Y crate showing a slightly modified form of oo nnecting means forthe several sections, -and Fig. '5 is an end elevation of, the `.crate showing a .further modified formof cover fastening means. ,v

In thedrawings showing a preferred embodiment of my invention, 10 designates a Application "filedV Qctoher 16, 1919. Serial No. 331,053. I

Aportions 19 wrapped about the COLLAPSIBLE CRATE.

base upon whichl side sections lor 'walls 11 .are mounted, the same having upper and lower longitudinally extending rods 12 and Specification of Letters Patent. Patented VlIay 17, 13921. l

13 of which the latter is mounted inbearing members 14 retained in position by keepers 15.` The marginal rods 12 and 13 of .each side are "connected by links 16, havingltheir terminals rolled or crimped around the rods to form sleeves 16. .Rivets 17 may be used to secure the sleeve 16 tothe rods 12 and 13. A central vertical bracing bar 18 has its end upper and lower. rods 12 and 13.V Y l Y Wide and narrow cover sections 20 and 21 respectively are horizontallyfhinged to the sides 1l., and include longitudinally exv tending marginal rods 27 connected yto the upper marginal rods of the side walls by 5 end rods 24, Aprovided with terminal sleeves 25 engaging the upper rods 12 of the side, sections and sleeves 26 receiving the rods 27 Rivets 28 rigidly secure the end rods 24 to thelongitudinally extending rods 27. The top section 20 is provided with a longitudinal brace rod 22 having terminal sleeves 23 engaging the links 24 and. an

opening 29 covered by a hinged section 30. A suitable fastening device 31 may ployed for securing the cover closed.

End walls 32L includeupper Vand lower marginalr rods .33and 34 vprovided with sleeves 35 engaging'the vertical rods 16 of one ofthe sidewalls and connected at vtheir free ends by a vertical rod 36 having its ter Y minals rolled about the rods 33 and 34 at points spaced from their ends. .Rivets v37 secure the sleeves of the rods36 to the rods 33 and 34. The end portions of the rods 12 and 13 of the other side section 11 are 'i Y rolled to provide sockets 38 for receiving the reducedor tapered end portions 39 of the marginal rods 33 and 34 of the end walls.

When closed, the cover sections'20 and 21 may be held in position by flexible elements such as chains 40 extended through the end sections 32 and engaging extensions 41 of the'marginal rods 27 of the cover sections 20 and 2l.

The lower end of the flexible element 40 carries a .fastening device 42 having thearms 43 and 44 hingedly .con-

. nected as indicated at 45, to engage a link 46 and secured by a retaining ring 47 arranged over the arms 43 and To retain the side sections 11 vertical, I have provided angular locking means 1S having horizontal arms or spindles mounted within caps 49 secured to the base, and provided vvith heads 50 serving as a means for vpreventing displacement and swinging arms adapted to be extended through-rings l.

carried by the intermediate supports 18.

y In; the form of my" invention illustrated in Fig. 3 I have dispensed with Vthe fastening device 42 and have employed a 'fastening devicef52 consisting of a snap hook 53 secured'toachain and provided with a' hook member 5l, closed by aV leaf spring 55.

In the form of'my invention illustrated in Fig. 5 I havedispensed with the chain V upper and lower rods 12 and 13.l The wire of the end Walls 32 is attached to the top and bottom rods ofthe same and the rods 36. One endfofthe wire of each end wall is attached tothe adjacent'rod 16 of the side Wall by whichv the` end walls Vare carried. The wire of the top section 2O is Vattached to the rod 22 and the rod 27. The wire of thelsection 21 is attached to tlierod 27 and the adjacent upper rod' 12. When it is desired to collapsethe receptacle, one of the sidewalls 11 is folded inwardlyto a horizontal position and the connected top section 21 is'als'o caused to assume a horizontal position'. The end walls 32 secured to the opposite side walls 11 are folded inwardly and the latter are subsequently folded over thev top and side sections already folded. The top section 2O is folded to a horizontal position with the adjacent or connected section 11. A locking pin 58 serves to secure the sections closed. Y Y

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it isunderstood that such minor changes in ar.- rangement and construction of parts such as employing any desired type of fastening means for the' cover and other sections be employed as will remain within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims. l Y

It should'be noted that the longitudinal brace rod 22 connecting the terminal elementsl l211 of that cover section which is carried by the sidewall to which the 'end walls are connected or upon which said end Walls aremounted, provides a space adwalls horizontally hinged to the base and having frames composed of upper and lower marginalrods connected by vertical links,

lvertically hinged end Walls carried by the extremities of one of the side walls, and complemental top sections carried. respec# tively by the'side walls and consisting of inner marginal rods connected by links to the upper marginal rods of said side Walls.

2. A collapsibleV crate having a base, side walls horizontally hinged to' the base and havingA frames composed of upper and lower marginal rods connected by vertical links, vertically hingedendV walls carried by the extremities of one Vof theside walls, and complemental top sections carried respectively by the side walls, andconsisting of inner marginal rods connected by links Vto the upper marginal rods of said side walls,

that top section which is carried by the sidev wallv upon which the-end walls are mounted having an auxiliary longitudinal brace rod inset from the planeof the side wall for sup-V porting the outer edge of the vller.

A collapsible crate having a base, side walls 'horizontally hinged to the base and having frames composed of upper and'lower marginal rods connected by vertical links, vertically hinged end walls carriedV by the extremities of one of the side walls and having a frame consisting of upper and lower'marginal rods mounted'at one end upon the end link of the side wall and con-V nected at their free ends by a vertical link, and complemental top sections carried lrespectively by the side walls. l

4:. A collapsible crate having a base, side walls horizontally hinged to the base and having frames composed of upper and lower marginal rods connected by vertical links, vertically hinged end wallscarriedy by the extremities of one of the sidewalls, and complemental top sections carried respectively by the side walls and consisting of inner marginal rods connected by links to the upper marginal rods of said side walls,

the other side wall having its marginal upper and lower rods provided with terminal sockets for the reception of theextremities of the marginal rods of the end walls.

5. A collapsible crate having a base, side walls horizontally hinged to the base and having frames composed of upper and lower marginal rods connected by vertical links,

vertically hinged end walls carried by the i extremities of one of the -side walls, and complemental top sections carried respectively by the side walls and consisting of In testimony whereof I ax my signature illner marginal rods cnneteddbydlinks 11to in presence of two witnesses.

t e upper margina ro s o sai si e wa s,

the other side wall having its marginal up- MICHAEL KING i per and lower rods provided with terminal Witnesses:

means for interlocking engagement with the LENORA PERRY,

free ends of the end walls. BERTHA M. PERRY. 

